Problem
Underground coal fires
Incidence:
In Indonesia in 1997, there were still peat fires burning in the earth from the El Niño events of 1983. Rain does not extinguish deep peat or coal fires. They smoulder, like self-combustion, underground indefinitely.
Broader Problems:
FiresEnvironmental impacts of coal mining Aggravates:
Destruction of wetland environments Values:
Underground Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
02.10.2019 – 18:40 CEST